Compact Camera

I know this question has been asked like a million times! And l have trailed through some old threads BUT l want a new compact camera - something handbag sized that l can easily carry - my dslr is slightly bulky to take out of a night!

Budget around - £100-200 not set in stone! I just want decent quality and zoom ability. Nothing over complicated, but perhaps it would be good to be slim line if possible and sturdy too!!

A Canon Ixus model which is 1-2 years old should fit perfectly. *does a feature search at dpreview*Yeah, the Canon Ixus 800 IS (called the PowerShot SD700 IS in the USA) has a rating of "highly recommended" (the highest dpreview ever gives out), and had a price at introduction of £290, so should have a street price easily within your range now (you might need to shop around a bit to find it though). It has optical image stabilization, and is a 6 megapixel camera, which means that it is less noisy (delivering better pictures) than some of the higher megapixel successors. (Then again, if you can find an Ixus 850 IS or 950 IS within your budget, those'd be worth getting, too.) Zoom on these ixuses is 'only' 4x, but that should do for just a super compact for a night out like this.

Ah - bit out of the price range Sander - on Amazon its coming in at £364 on pricerunner lm getting it about £280.

if this was my only camera then yeah maybe, but for the purpose l want it for - using on nights out with friends etc l really dont want to spend that kind of cash for the chance of it getting damaged or lost!

Ah - bit out of the price range Sander - on Amazon its coming in at £364 on pricerunner lm getting it about £280.

Heh, figures I'd pick one just one generation too old so the only shops still selling it are super expensive.Try a newer model like the Canon Ixus 860 IS (£194.75) or the Canon Ixus 950 IS (£185.95). (dpreview review of the latter; not quite as highly recommended as the earlier model, but still managing to procure as "highly recommended" badge)

Why do you want the Lithium? I imagine for size/weight? from researching a bit more, it seems the battery technology is better now and the lithiums last a little longer, but if your using the movie feature or have the screen running, your still going to drain the battery pretty quick, but then again, I guess there arnt that many places these days that you cant plug in and re charge.

Ah - bit out of the price range Sander - on Amazon its coming in at £364 on pricerunner lm getting it about £280.

Heh, figures I'd pick one just one generation too old so the only shops still selling it are super expensive.Try a newer model like the Canon Ixus 860 IS (£194.75) or the Canon Ixus 950 IS (£185.95). (dpreview review of the latter; not quite as highly recommended as the earlier model, but still managing to procure as "highly recommended" badge)